Google X's Astro Teller: The $1B Bet No CEO Will Back, Moonshots 3x Cheaper in 16 Yrs, and Clean Water at 1¢/L| EP #300

The mates sit down with Astro Teller, Captain of Moonshots at X, at MOONSHOTS Live 2026 to discuss how moonshots are built, why ambitious innovation is getting cheaper, and how X turns thousands of ideas into breakthrough technologies.

This episode was filmed at Moonshots Live 2026. Learn more at moonshots.com

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Peter H. Diamandis, MD, is the Founder of XPRIZE, Singularity University, ZeroG, and A360

Salim Ismail is the founder of Open ExO, a GP at Exponential Venture Capital/The Organizational Singularity Fund and a sought after global speaker and thought leader.

Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures

Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross is a computer scientist and founder of Reified

Astro Teller is the co-founder and Captain of Moonshots at X, Alphabet’s innovation lab, where he leads the development of ambitious technologies aimed at solving some of the world’s biggest problems.

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*Recorded on September 25th, 2026

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